Oh, Lady Be Good
Yearning for Love: A Melodic Plea for Understanding
Lyrics
Listen to my tale of woe,
Expressing a sad story, inviting attention to a tale of misery.
It's terribly sad but true,
Affirming the genuine sadness and unfortunate reality of the tale.
All dressed up, no place to go
Being dressed up but lacking a destination or purpose.
Each evening I'm awfully blue.
Every evening filled with intense feelings of melancholy.
I must win some handsome guy
Expressing a desire to attract an attractive man.
Can't go on like this,
Feeling unable to continue in the current state.
I could blossom out I know,
Believing that personal potential could flourish with the right person.
With somebody just like you. So
Expressing a desire for companionship similar to the addressed person.
Oh, sweet and lovely lady, be good
Addressing the lady with affectionate terms, requesting her goodness.
Oh, lady, be good to me
Repeating the plea for the lady to be good to the speaker.
I am so awfully misunderstood
Claiming to be profoundly misunderstood, seeking understanding.
So lady, be good to me
Reiterating the plea for the lady to be good to the speaker.
Oh, please have some pity
Pleading for compassion or mercy from the lady.
I'm all-alone in this big city
Expressing a sense of isolation in the vast city.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Describing oneself as a lonely person in need of care and attention.
So lady be good to me.
Repeating the request for the lady to be good to the speaker.
Oh, please have some pity
Reiterating the plea for compassion and understanding.
I'm all alone in this big city
Emphasizing the feeling of being alone in the large city.
I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood,
Restating the loneliness and the plea for the lady to be good.
So lady be good to me.
Reaffirming the speaker's lonely state and need for kindness.
Oh lady be good to me.
Final plea for the lady to be good to the speaker.
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